The Machine Stops by EM Forster
This was a fascinating read and so surprising coming from the pen of EM Forster.
Three Ex Presidents and James Franco by John Buchanan
It is 2008 and John, an Irish university student, is spending a year at an American liberal arts college.
The title of this novel has a double meaning and Patrick Gale uses both of them with skill and breadth.
Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why; The Science of Sexual Orientation by Simon LeVay
Simon LeVay is a neuroscientist and takes an evidence-based approach to his subject.
Holocaust Tips for Kids and Smite the Heathens, Charlie Brown by Shalom Auslander
Satire is a difficult form to get right.
A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell
“Eunice Parchman killed the Coverdale family because she could not read or write.”
Iain Banks’s prose almost effortlessly evokes the Scottish town that has passed its sell-by date and the people who remained there for their many different reasons.
The Final Solution by Michael Chabon
Here Chabon has tried to write a “new” Sherlock Holmes story but as an old man no longer interested in crime.
The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie had an equally successful career as a playwright as well as a novelist. The Unexpected Guest is a fine example of her murder mystery plays.
Happy reading
Drew
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